shore
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
Noun 4 meanings
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
“lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore”
Land, usually near a port.
“The seamen were serving on shore instead of on ships.”
A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.
“The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.”
A sewer.
Verb 2 meanings
Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.
Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).
“My family shored me up after I failed the GED.”
Etymology
From Middle English schore, from Old English *sċora (attested as sċor- in placenames), from Proto-Germanic *skurô (“rugged rock, cliff, high rocky shore”). Possibly related to Old English sċieran (“to cut”), which survives today as English shear.
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SHORE at a glance
SHORE has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + H 4 + O 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,043 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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